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Judges 6:33-35

Gideon's Call: Covenant Rebuke, Household Idols, and the LORD's Patient Presence

Judges 6 moves from relapse and Midianite devastation, to prophetic covenant rebuke, to the LORD's call of fearful Gideon, to altar-building and household idol-destruction, to Spirit-enabled mobilization, and finally to fleece signs that reveal both Gideon's hesitancy and the LORD's patient confirmation.

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33Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.

35Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.

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Verse 33

Cross-references

Joshua 17:16Classic cross-references Genesis 29:1Classic cross-references Judges 6:3Classic cross-references Ezekiel 25:4Classic cross-references Hosea 1:5Classic cross-references

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Then allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Midianitesמִדְיָ֧ןH4080Noun - proper - masculine singularAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵ֛קH6002Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand other peopleוּבְנֵי־H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof the eastקֶ֖דֶםH6924Noun - masculine singulargatheredנֶאֶסְפ֣וּH622Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֑וH3162Adverbcrossed over [the Jordan]וַיַּעַבְר֥וּH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּH2583Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקH6010Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃H3157Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 34

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 12:18Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 24:20Classic cross-references Judges 3:10Classic cross-references Judges 3:27Classic cross-references Romans 13:14Classic cross-references

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So the Spiritוְר֣וּחַH7307Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcame uponלָבְשָׁ֖הH3847Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerGideonגִּדְע֑וֹןH1439Noun - proper - masculine singularwho blewוַיִּתְקַע֙H8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רH7782Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand ralliedוַיִזָּעֵ֥קH2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe Abiezritesאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶרH44Noun - proper - masculine singularbehind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃H310Preposition | third person masculine singular

Verse 35

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Judges 7:23Classic cross-references

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-ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularCalling themוַיִזָּעֵ֥קH2199Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto armsאַחֲרָ֑יוH310Preposition | third person masculine singular[Gideon] sentשָׁלַ֣חH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularmessengersוּמַלְאָכִים֙H4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralthroughoutבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularas well asגַּם־H1571Conjunction-שָׁלַ֗חH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-וּמַלְאָכִ֣יםH4397Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֤רH836Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularZebulunוּבִזְבֻלוּן֙H2074Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Naphtaliוּבְנַפְתָּלִ֔יH5321Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularso that they came upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto meet himלִקְרָאתָֽם׃H7122Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural

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